KA42.1

Cephalohaematoma due to birth injury

Cefalohematoma devido a traumatismo de parto

Category

Definition

Cephalhaematoma is a subperiosteal collection of blood caused by rupture of vessels beneath the periosteum and does not extend across the suture lines.

Index Terms

Cephalohaematoma due to birth injurycephalohaematoma of fetus or newbornCephalohaematoma deformans of Schüller